Obituaries

May 5, 2014

Buck Valley, Pennsylvania

Nita Elaine White, age 50, of Buck Valley, died on Monday, May 5, 2014 at her home.

Born October 20, 1963, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Catherine Manning Beatty, of Buck Valley, and the late Seibert Beatty, who died in 1973.

She was a 1981 graduate of...

Apr 27, 2014

Hancock, Maryland Joshua Zane Finney, age 24, of Hancock, died on Sunday, April 27, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Big Pool, Md.

Born July 29, 1989, he was the son of Ricky and Diane (MacCumbee) Finney; the grandson of Zane and Delores (Shaw) Finney; and great-grandson of Dolly Shaw, all of Hancock.

Apr 22, 2014

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

Brion Michael Mongan, age 47, of Mercersburg, died on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Pinnacle Health, in Harrisburg, Pa.

Born May 30, 1966, in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of Ralph Smith and Judy Cave Mongan, of Hagerstown, Md.

He was a graduate of North High School, in Hagerstown, Md....

Apr 21, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Maxine Ruby Moats, age 82, of Hancock, died on Monday, April 21, 2014 at her home.

Born January 14, 1932, in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Joab L. and Mary Elizabeth Ray Deneen.

She was a 1950 graduate of Fort Hill High School, in Cumberland, MD.

Apr 17, 2014

Little Orleans, Maryland

Frieda Myrth Bible Smith, age 89, of Little Orleans, died on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her home.

She was the widow of Paul Nelson Smith, Sr., whom she married May 1, 1946, and who passed away October 13, 2013.

She was born September 10, 1924, in Flintstone, Md., the...

Apr 15, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

Floyd S. Palmer, age 95, of Warfordsburg, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Menno Haven Retirement Community, in Chambersburg, Pa.

Born April 17, 1918, in Warfordsburg, he was the son of the late Walter and Opal Sharpe Palmer, and the husband of Adrienne Mae Clevenger Palmer, who died August 15, 2009.

Apr 6, 2014

Needmore, Pennsylvania

Alice Jane Snyder, age 62, of Needmore, Pa., died on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at her home.

Born August 4, 1951, in Chambersburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd George Hann, Sr. and Edna Mae Sowers Hann.

She was formerly employed with Berwick Industries, in Hagerstown, Md.

Apr 2, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Monika Luise McCusker, age 69, of Hancock, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at her home.

Born July 19, 1944, in Bad Warmbrunn, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Gertrud Jentsch Kuhn.

She was a graduate of Immenhausen School in Germany.

She had been...

Apr 1, 2014

Grace Elizabeth (Dieter) Crowder, age 86, formerly of Baltimore and Mount Airy, died of complications from a stroke, on the morning of April 1, 2014, in her room in Providence Place Retirement Community, in Chambersburg, Pa. She is survived by four children, 13 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.

She was married on April 3, 1947, although widowed since 2008.  During...

Mar 15, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Charlotte Lillian Bartles, age 79, of Hancock, died on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at her home.

Born September 21, 1934, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Chester W. and Gladys L. Scroggins Brannon.

She attended Hancock High School.

She was formerly employed with the Town of...

Mar 14, 2014

Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania

George Samuel (Sam) Truax, age 83, of Warfordsburg, died on Friday, March 14, 2014 at ManorCare in Chambersburg, Pa.

Born October 8, 1930, near Needmore, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Frank W. and Mary P. Catlett Truax.

He was retired from the Southern Fulton School...

Mar 14, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Jeffrey Charles Iden, age 49, of Hancock, died on Friday, March 14, 2014 at his home.

Born July 1, 1964, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of Nancy R. Mellott Iden, of Hancock, and the late Charles Kenneth “Kenny” Iden.

He was a 1982 graduate of Hancock High School....

Mar 6, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Krystal Ann Pierce, age 65, of Hancock, died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at her home.

Born May 2, 1948, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of M. J. Bachtell Rickrode, of Jamul, Ca., and the late Paul Rickrode, Sr.

She was a member of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, Hancock, where,...

Mar 4, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Paul R. "Pete" Golden, age 84, of Hancock, died on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at his home.

Born June 23, 1929, in Hancock, he was the son of the late John Russell and Verona Clark Golden.

He was a member of the Hanock Assembly of God Church, and the Webster B....

Mar 3, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Mary M. “Tillie” Exline, age 87, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 3, 2014 at her home.

Born February 7, 1927, in Big Cove Tannery, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Thomas C. and Laura G. Keefer Hess, and the widow of James K. “Twig” Exline, who died...

Mar 2, 2014

Clear Spring, Maryland

Boyce Wayne “Jim” Powell, age 76, of Clear Spring, died on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md.

Born April 30, 1937, in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Boyce Nicholson and Elsie Mae Unger Powell, and the husband of Thelma M. McCarty Powell,...

Mar 2, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Marvin Albert Douglas, age 94, went to be with the Lord, at his home surrounded by his family, on Sunday March 2, 2014.

Born March 28, 1919, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Ora and Mattie Winters Douglas, and the husband of the late Nina Jean Miller Douglas,...

Feb 21, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Millard Hayes Creek, of Hancock, Md., passed away at his home on Friday, February 21, 2014, at the age of 90.

Born May 22, 1923, in Little Orleans, Md., he was the son of the late Raymond W. and Julia Boden Creek, and husband to his first wife, the late Gale Louisa Teter...

Feb 19, 2014

Hancock, Maryland

Hazel Marie Creek Souders, age 86, of Hancock, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at her home.

Born in August 19, 1927, Little Orleans, Md., she was the daughter of the late Raymond W. and Julia Boden Creek, and the widow of Carl Pappy Souders, Sr., who died April 22, 2001 and whom she...

Feb 17, 2014

Williamsport, Maryland

Mary Jane Gordon, age 79, formerly of Williamsport, and more recently of Julia Manor Nursing Home, in Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, February 17, at the Facility.

Born on February 3, 1935, in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Roland and Anna Stine, and the widow of William W. Gordon, who...